Help me identity my grocery store phalaenopsis orchids

[OrchideeNormus]

#1 Phal (pic 1 &2) - The blooms become more yellow the older they get so I'm including pics of both fresh and old blooms. It looks a lot like the Liodoro but I really don't think I got that lucky lol (plus I cut the flower spike so it could focus on leaves and roots...oops) I also noticed the foliage is very dark so it's doubtful it's anything more than related to Liodoro. The blooms had somewhat of a floral fragrance, but to me I thought it smelled more fishy than anything oddly enough. Small blooms

#2 Phal (pic 3) - It's slightly fragrant, floral yet very sweet. Similar to the oncidium sharry baby only not nearly as potent small size blooms

#3 Phal (pic 4) - The blooms are large and there's a very slight floral scent

#4 Phal (pic 5) - I don't recall a scent of any kind on this one. The blooms are medium sized

[Orchid Whisperer]

Hi OrchideeNormus

Please see: Why a NoID is a NoID.

Your Phalaenopsis can't be identified from a photo. Unless tagged by the growers (nursery), There are so many Phalaenopsis that look so similar that you can't tell them apart.

Although the plants may have no identification [NOID], you can still grow and enjoy them. I have several NOIDs.

[OrchideeNormus]

Hey Orchid Whisperer
I do realize I can never be 100% sure, and I did read the discussion prior to posting. Even just getting ideas of what they might be is a fun part of the hobby for me. Someone might own one just like mine with an ID, and while I know I can't enter in a show or anything, at least I'll have a name that I can use 🙂

[Orchid Whisperer]

Originally Posted by OrchideeNormus

Hey Orchid Whisperer
I do realize I can never be 100% sure, and I did read the discussion prior to posting. Even just getting ideas of what they might be is a fun part of the hobby for me. Someone might own one just like mine with an ID, and while I know I can't enter in a show or anything, at least I'll have a name that I can use 🙂

That name guess can still be misleading to use. For example, there is a well-known yellow candy stripe Phalaenopsis called Baldan's Kaleidoscope. However, if you Google "yellow candy stripe Phalaenopsis" you will see Baldan's Kaleidoscope, and several dozen others that are nearly identical. Also others that people have labeled as "Baldan's Kaleidoscope" that seem different enough that they probably are not the same hybrid.

IMO, best to leave it un-labeled and just enjoy as a NOID. You could say 'looks like a Baldan's Kaleidoscope' in describing to friends, but leave the tag off. The care and flowers will be the same, with or without a tag. If names are important, you can buy tagged plants as your collection grows.

[aliceinwl]

Personally, I like finding close matches to named varieties for my NOIDs. I usually label them as NOID along with the closest match. For whatever reason, this really helps me remember what they look like when they go out of bloom. Labels are for my personal use only.

I think I got the same NOID as you have in your first photo. The closest match I could find was Phal. Sogo Lawrence. Mine is fragrant too.

I have also had good luck matching some of my acquisitions up with Phals on Shulong's website: Taiwan orchid, Taiwan Phalaenopis - Shulong Flowers. Occasionally, some show up in the grocery stores with their tags still in the pots and the numbers match up with those on the Shulong site.

I've also found a few on http://orchid-cultivators.com/?product_cat=phalaenopsis. I've had some matches with tagged orchids from this site too, especially Phals from Lowe's.

From stores like Albertson's and Vons, I've had matches from Assortment | Sion as well. I found the site by inputting the name and info from another one of the Phals I bought that still had a tag.

I know I can't definitively ID any that no longer have tags, but it's fun trying to get close.

[OrchideeNormus]

Thanks for the search tips aliceinwl 🙂 and I very much agree with your opinion on giving noIDs a name! It's for personal use and amusement. I'm a bit surprised to be seeing so much resistance on an identification thread so I do appreciate your understanding and help.


Orchid Whisperer - I do appreciate your perspective, I even understand it. Mine is simply not the same. Like I mentioned before, trying to figure out who my grocery store buys are is actually a very fun part of the hobby for me. I'm not doing it so I can enter them into a show, or even post them on the internet as the orchid I believe it might be. It's simply for my own personal amusement.